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Comparison of In Class and Online Course Evaluations -- Spring 2007

In Spring 2007, students completed both the old Arts and Sciences paper and pencil evaluation form in class, and the new online CourseWorks evaluation form outside of class. See below for a comparison of the two forms. You can also download evaluation summaries and view all student comments on the in class and online forms.

 

 

Feature

 In Class Online
Date Administered
Apr 26
last class 		Apr 27-May 10
No. of Respondents
30 29
No. Students in Class
37 37
Response Rate
81.1% 78%
Comparisons of the Forms Themselves
   
No. of Rating Questions on Teaching
8 17
Numerical Rating corresponding to:
"Excellent"
1 5
"Very Good"
2 na
"Good"
 3 4
"OK"
 na 3
"Fair"
 4 na
"Poor"
 5 2
"Unacceptable"
 na 1
Comparisons of the Rating Data
   
Mean numerical rating on "comparable" items
   
teaching
 1.6 4.55
course
 1.8 4.45
presentations

1.4

 4.69
availability/responsiveness
 1.5 4.62
usefulness/value of assignments
2.1 4.31

Interpretation of above ratings

(G=Good; VG = Very Good; E = Excellent)

    
teaching
 VG to E VG
course
 VG to E VG
presentations
 VG to E VG to E
availability/responsiveness
 VG to E VG to E
usefulness/value of assignments
VG G to VG
Comparisons of Student Comments
   
Number of responses to "Best Aspects" Question
28 20
. . . to "Specific Improvements" Question
19 14
. . . to "Additional comments for instructor" Question
26 4